No. Her powers come from whatever makes her a metaprodigy. The flagstaff was given to her by the Argosians. Like most stuff on Argos its designed to withstand the grip of an Argosian Royal. That means its very heavy, nigh indestructible and good for smashing [SPOILER]’s robots.

Star Girl, like Starman before her, is a normal human. Any powers she has came from her power staff.

I Julie’s defense, her branch of the Finster family specializes in economics and accounting, not on physics (nuclear or otherwise). Julie seems to have inherited her mom’s knack for diplomacy and her dad’s pragmatism.

Suzie, on the other hand, has inherited the nuclear irradiated genes of the other side of the Finster family but none of their grasp of biochemistry, nuclear physics, quantum mechanics or the common sense not to lick snow cones when you’re a self-generating nuclear reaction. 🙂

Isn’t the air resistance rather insignificant compared to her super strength, even when accounting for higher resistance due to higher speed? And she could’ve also turned the flag pole around and achieved pretty much the same effect, while sparing the flag, which seems to have taken some damage. But that wouldn’t look as cool, I guess? (Though who knows, maybe the butt of the flag pole has some kind of trigger when it connects with stuff? Wouldn’t want to set anything off prematurely.)

DruidDriver, you’re confusing Julie for Ambriel (aka Guardian Angel) and the Sinister Shortstop’s Bat for the Clue-By-Four. Ambriel’s powers are entirely defensive in nature. If she or anyone she is guarding are in danger, they are protected, but she prior to looting the Bat from Zodon’s Space Station she had no offensive powers.

Julie has offensive powers, namely superstrength, but that strength becomes even more damaging when she is wielding a weapon made of nigh indestructible material. Maybe one of the physics majors here can help me explain the science of how she’d have an easier time destroying robots with a quarterstaff?